Russia has drawn up plans for public executions in Ukraine as and when cities are captured by Russia

[yaesu]

Bloomberg cites a European intelligence official as saying that Moscow has drafted strategies to break morale in order to discourage Ukrainians from fighting back as cities fall under the Kremlin’s control.

The official said Moscow plans to crack down on protest, detain opponents and potentially carry out public executions, the news agency writes.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/03/ukraine-news-russia-war-vladimir-putin-biden-latest-live-updates-kherson-kyiv-kharkiv-refugees-russian-invasion

[Irish_Dem]

1. This is what Hitler did to maintain control. Line people up and kill them.

Send others to concentration camps.

Raw brutality, murder and and terror work quite well to subdue a large population.

[Happy Hoosier]

2. This kind of thing is why you NEVER rule out military intervention.

If Russia truly believes that NATO would NEVER intervene, then what's to stop them from doing this?

[Wuddles440]

10. Absolutely!

And something that we'll live to regret.

[flying_wahini]

3. Putin has some nerve threatening executions

He better watch his back.. or not.

[yaesu]

4. I have no doubt the russia plans to fully invade, control Ukraine at any cost, talks are not

going to stop it, sanctions are not going to stop it. The question is, how will the West, NATO respond when this starts to happen?

[bluewater]

7. Sadly, this has already started to happen

The US and Nato need to do more to change the military balance in Ukraine before it's too late.

See my post on this: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216433625

[Wingus Dingus]

5. Fight back and possibly die, or don't fight back and live a grim

and oppressed existence in a war-devastated nation. I know what I would do.

[lindysalsagal]

6. Never thought I'd see this in my lifetime: A world power using such deadly tactics

on civilians. Welcome to the 1700's.

[Wednesdays]

9. Or at least, welcome to 1942. nt

[grumpyduck]

8. Well, that's going to go over really well

with the nations that are already pissed off at them.

[jcgoldie]

11. like he's trying to bait NATO...

[Hav]

12. Keep the sanctions forever, keep them down

as much as possible. Why would anyone support their capability to wage war and maintain their army, especially when other countries could be next?

[Chainfire]

13. Ukrainians will be forced to die on their feet or live on their knees.

Most will know what to do.